Sounders FC U-23

The Sounders FC U-23 (est.2012) competes in the United Soccer League's Premier Development League (PDL). The Sounders FC U-23 are independently operated from the Seattle Sounders FC, under the ownership of Lane Smith and Cliff McElroy, with minority owner, Mike Jennings. The club is officially operated with a marketing, branding, and naming affiliation contract with the Seattle Sounders FC. The Sounders FC U-23 franchise has developed more than 20 professional players dating back to the club's previous iteration as the Tacoma Tide in 2006.

The Sounders FC U-23s are coached by Darren Sawatzky, Sounders FC director of youth development, and will begin play a May to August season.

The Sounders FC U-23 plays in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. PDL teams play a 16-match, regular-season schedule.